Shock rocker Marilyn Manson broke his leg in two places and was left in “excruciating” pain after a large prop toppled over and crushed him onstage.

The Antichrist Superstar hitmaker was performing at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City last month, when he seemingly tried to climb a podium onstage, framed by a pair of giant gun motifs. The metal structure wobbled under the singer’s weight and crashed down on him as he fell backwards.

He was taken offstage on a stretcher and his representative subsequently confirmed Manson had been treated in a nearby hospital. He returned to his home in Los Angeles to recuperate and now he is opening up about the scary incident.

“I only recently watched the video of it,” he tells Yahoo Music. “I can see how it could look terrifying. It was terrifying for me, because the truss was not secured properly.”

Manson explains he wasn’t trying to climb the structure, and was instead trying to prevent it from collapsing.

“It started to fall and I tried to push back and I didn’t get out the way in time,” he says. “I’m not sure what I hit my head on, but it did fall onto my leg and break the fibula in two places. The pain was excruciating.”

Manson had to have a plate and screws inserted into his leg and ankle, but he is grateful he wasn’t more seriously hurt.

“It definitely could have crushed my skull and my ribs,” Manson acknowledges. “I have some minor bruising in that area, but it took six guys to pull it (prop) off of me. It was like wrestling a giant iron monster.”

The rocker initially cancelled nine dates on his Heaven Upside Down Tour in the aftermath of the accident, but he has since postponed the rest of his shows for October until early next year.

His next scheduled performance is booked for the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest event in California in November, and Marilyn cannot wait to get back onstage.

“The thing that pisses me off most is that I’m not onstage, because that’s where I should be,” he continues. “And with a cast on my leg, it’s hard to talk about the excitement of the tour. It got cut off right as I was about to put it into second gear. But I’ll be back there really shortly and it’s going to be as exciting as it was starting out.”